Total Crime Rate

473.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 473.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 242.6 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.3 7/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ayton Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ayton Close (BD3 0RG) in the last 12 months was 473.9 per 1,000 residents and was 210.8% higher than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 297.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ayton Close (BD3 0RG), the main crime hotspot is near Hendford Drive. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ayton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ribbleton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ribbleton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butler Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butler Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bardsey Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardsey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockroft Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bolton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haslam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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